NASCAR Diversity Internship Program launches Careers in Motorsports

2018 NASCAR Diversity Internship Program Class Photo – John K. Harrelson

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Brandon Thompson fully concedes that other than knowing who seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt was or the racing successes of his fellow Tennesseans Sterling Marlin and Bobby Hamilton, he had not followed the sport of NASCAR early in his life. Continue reading →

Austin Theriault, 2017 ARCA Champion: Where is he Now?

Photo – ARS

As with so many drivers, talent alone is not a guarantee for a premium ride in the sport of racing. The competition for sponsorship dollars is at an all-time high with a slew of new drivers balancing in the wings in hopes of advancing their careers. But driving is only one way of using talent within the sport and Austin Theriault is finding that his talent is helpful to one of those up-and-coming new drivers in the ARCA Racing Series. Continue reading →

NASCAR Celebrates Youth, Families in Return of Kids Drive NASCAR

 

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Kids’ Takeovers at Race Tracks Highlight Three-Week Campaign

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 23, 2018) – Back-to-school can officially wait. For the next three weeks, the NASCAR® industry is bringing summertime racing fun to kids and families with the return of Kids Drive NASCAR, the sport announced Monday. Continue reading →

NASCAR’s ‘Big Three’ are on Historic Run to the Playoffs

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Eight times in the past ten weeks – excluding only the superspeedway race at Daytona and Clint Bowyer’s Michigan win – Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, and Martin Truex Jr. have settled each Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race among themselves. On Sunday, Harvick muscled his way around Busch with eight laps remaining and scored his sixth win of the season at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Continue reading →